Seeking justices
Subtitle: the judging of Supreme Court nominees
By: Michael Comiskey.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Subjects: United States. Supreme Court.; Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States.; Law and politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-277) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : contrasting perspectives on the confirmation process; title: The Senate's constitutional role in the confirmation process; title: The politicization of the confirmation process; title: The confirmation process and the quality of justices; title: The confirmation of Clarence Thomas; title: Unrevealing inquiries : are nominees all that stealthy?; title: Court packing and an aberrant court; title: Conclusion : reforming a machine that would run of itself.